“The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words. ”
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“Our purpose in life is to grow in wisdom and in love.”
― My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
― My Grandfather's Blessings - Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging
“Mississippi is like my mother. I am allowed to complain about her all I want, but God help the person who raises an ill word about her around me, unless she is their mother too.”
― The Help
― The Help
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― The Help
― The Help
“Jesus himself did not try to convert the two thieves on the cross; he waited until one of them turned to him.”
― Letters and Papers from Prison
― Letters and Papers from Prison
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